Composition based on a
famous painting by the Renaissance artist Raphael.

mixed media on canvass.
35" x 24" (90 x 62 cm)

The Second Temple

This work was painted from a scale model, researched and designed by
Professor Michael Avi-Yonah, the artist's father. Depicted is the blue-white
marble
sanctuary of the Temple which stood 165 feet (50 meters) tall.
In the foreground, to the right, are the four towers of the Antonia
Fortress.
The artist renders the special aura of the dawn light illuminating the
Temple.
Hovering above, is a cloud formation in
the shape of the Hebrew letter 'Shin'.mixed media on canvass.
35" x 24" (90 x 62 cm)

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